Sharing and Use Guidelines

This book has been created through the collaborative sharing of knowledge, stories, and practices by Indigenous evaluation practitioners, Knowledge Keepers, community leaders, and allies. The materials within carry both intellectual property rights and cultural responsibilities.

License

© 2025, Indigenous Insights, Gladys Rowe.

This publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
You may share, copy, and redistribute this material in any medium or format under the following terms:

• Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the original author(s), title, and source.

• NonCommercial (NC): The material may not be used for commercial purposes.

• NoDerivatives (ND): If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.

To view the full license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

While Indigenous Insights holds the overall copyright to this collection as the carrier of the bundle, each chapter and contribution remains the intellectual and creative property of its respective author(s).

Permissions and moral rights are retained by contributors in accordance with the principles of relational accountability, respect, and reciprocity.

This reflects our commitment to collective authorship and to honouring each voice shared within this bundle.

Cultural and Ethical Use Boundaries

This work emerges from Indigenous knowledges, relationships, and stories shared with trust and respect.
Use of this material should honour the spirit, intent, and relational accountability of the contributors.
Readers and educators are asked to:

• Avoid cultural or academic appropriation, extraction, or misrepresentation.

• Acknowledge community sources when citing or teaching from this material.

• Seek consent before reproducing any images, stories, or ceremonial knowledge beyond the scope of fair use.

• Approach use and sharing of this work in ways that uphold Indigenous data sovereignty and collective rights.

Citing This Work

When referencing or citing this work, please include full bibliographic information and credit the editor(s) and contributors by name where possible.

If using excerpts, quotations, or adaptations for educational or research purposes, include appropriate attribution to the original speaker, Nation, or community when identifiable.

Ethical Reminder and Contact for Permissions

This publication is shared in the spirit of reciprocity and learning. Please respect the contributors’ intellectual, cultural, and spiritual property.

For permissions, inquiries, or requests for uses beyond those covered by this license, please go to Contact and Permissions.